Kirundi
kunywa
Word parts: ku-nywa
KOO-nywah
How to say it
KirundikunywaKOO-nywahsoon
Englishto drinksoon
Frenchboiresoon
Meaning
to drink, especially water or a beverage.
Good to know
also used idiomatically with itabi for smoking tobacco; related to the nominal form uku-nywa (absorption).
Examples
- Umwana aranywa amazi menshi ku manywa.The child drinks a lot of water during the day.
- Sinywa inzoga.I don't drink alcohol.
- Ese uranywa ikawa buri gitondo?Do you drink coffee every morning?
- Uzokwinywera amazi menshi nyuma y'imbaraga nyinshi.You should drink a lot of water after so much exertion.
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